In the 1950s and early '60s, Marilyn Monroe appeared on the cover of
LIFE magazine half a dozen times. Seen all these years later, those covers still say 'superstar.'
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| LIFE Magazine, April 7, 1952. Marilyn Monroe's debut on the magazine's cover, photographed by Philippe Halsman. |
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| LIFE Magazine, May 25, 1953. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, photographed by Ed Clark. |
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| LIFE Magazine, April 20, 1959. Marilyn Monroe photographed by Richard Avedon. |
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| LIFE Magazine, November 9, 1959. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Philippe Halsman. |
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| LIFE Magazine, August 15, 1960. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by John Bryson. |
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| LIFE Magazine, August 15, 1960. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Lawrence Schiller. |
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| LIFE Magazine, August 17, 1962. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Lawrence Schiller. |
